Ryan Specialty (RYAN) Competitors

Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) and Ryan Specialty (NYSE:RYAN) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Is MFC or RYAN more profitable?

Manulife Financial has a net margin of 9.58% compared to Ryan Specialty's net margin of 6.97%. Ryan Specialty's return on equity of 47.70% beat Manulife Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manulife Financial	9.58%	15.84%	0.75%
Ryan Specialty	6.97%	47.70%	5.69%

Is MFC or RYAN a better dividend stock?

Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Ryan Specialty pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Manulife Financial pays out 67.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ryan Specialty pays out 141.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Manulife Financial has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Ryan Specialty has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Manulife Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer MFC or RYAN?

Manulife Financial presently has a consensus price target of $48.50, suggesting a potential upside of 54.92%. Ryan Specialty has a consensus price target of $76.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.76%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Ryan Specialty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manulife Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ryan Specialty	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Which has more volatility and risk, MFC or RYAN?

Manulife Financial has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryan Specialty has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MFC or RYAN?

In the previous week, Manulife Financial and Manulife Financial both had 7 articles in the media. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Ryan Specialty's score of 0.87 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Manulife Financial	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ryan Specialty	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MFC or RYAN?

52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Ryan Specialty shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 52.2% of Ryan Specialty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, MFC or RYAN?

Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Ryan Specialty. Manulife Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryan Specialty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Manulife Financial	$38.90B	1.37	$4.11B	$1.91	16.39
Ryan Specialty	$2.52B	6.91	$94.67M	$0.34	194.78

Summary

Manulife Financial beats Ryan Specialty on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.